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If you are a fan of this column, you know we celebrate all sorts of holidays. Today, we celebrate a man who touched many lives and helped change the world. According to a News24 report published on July 17, today is Nelson Mandela International...

The House of Mandela wine company re-opened their U.S. operations on Thursday at the Sugarcane Raw Bar & Grille with an exclusive tasting. All the wines are perfect for beginner and sophisticated wine drinkers and speak to the Mandela's...

Are you prepared to “Let It Go”? Even though it’s still in theaters, the Disney hit that’s sweeping the nation, “Frozen”, is coming out on DVD and Blu-ray this Tuesday, so you can sing along to your heart&rsquo...

U2 will perform their Oscar-nominated song “Ordinary Love” at the 86th Academy Awards in March. According to a report by CBS News on Feb. 12, it will be the first time that the band has performed the song live.Producers Craig Zadan and...

The legendary Nelson Mandela’s powerful biopic highest grossing biopic of all-time in South Africa.“Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom” became the highest grossing biopic of all-time in South Africa.Recently, this international...

Nelson Mandela fought against apartheid and stood up for civil rights and Down syndrome. Following his recent death, photos of Mandela and a young African boy with Down syndrome surfaced in the DS world and on social sites. Historically, African...

Arrival Experience: Guests arrive at the Premier Hotel OR Tambo via complimentary shuttle, which is easily found from the airport's hotel transfer station. All hotel shuttles are located there, and direct signage leads guests there without...

U.S. history is filled with people who have left a lasting mark on the American people, the country, or the world. Some of these people were (or are) respected and revered as heroes and leaders. Others were (or are) feared or despised as villains...

Recently, the film "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" was released, right around the time the former president died. For those who do not know much about the late Nelson Mandela, the movie is a good choice as we learn a lot about him and...

The great Nelson Mandela passed away on Dec 5, so the release of the new film, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (opening today), couldn't be more appropriately timed. Those who lived through his time know the man as a legendary figure and in my...

On December 5, 2013 in South Africa, the world lost one of its most reverend leaders, Nelson Mandela. On that day, the film, based on the 1994 autobiography of the same name, ‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’ was being shown in a London...

After 10 days filled with honors and mourning, former South African president and anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela was laid to rest with world dignitaries from around the globe in attendance. On Sunday, Dec. 15 Nelson Mandela returned...

The fake interpreter murder, rape, and kidnapping charges of the man who stood next to world leaders at Mandela’s memorial have mysteriously vanished. The news of the fake interpreter’s murder, rape, theft, housebreaking, and...

The fake interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service was charged with murder and rape earlier in his lifetime, though he has only been convicted on the sexual assault charge. The man in question, Thamsanga Jantile, has claimed that he...

The third quarter of 2013, although not yet finished, has been very challenging for our family. It witnessed the passing of my own mother Merdina Rose-Hyde, whose life, legacy, and relevance cannot be adequately quantified; the transition of my...